**Val Kilmer: A Versatile, Underrated, and Unpredictable Hollywood Icon's Movies**
Val Kilmer: A Versatile, Underrated, and Unpredictable Hollywood Icon Val Kilmer, who passed away at the age of 65, was an actor of remarkable versatility, often underrated despite his extraordinary range. Excelling in comedies, westerns, crime dramas, musical biopics, and action-adventure films, Kilmer left a lasting impression on Hollywood. His most iconic performance was as 1960s counterculture legend Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors . Renowned critic Roger Ebert once praised Kilmer’s ability to fully embody diverse characters, noting that audiences often failed to recognize they were watching the same actor in films like Real Genius , Top Gun , and Top Secret! . Born on December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, Val Edward Kilmer grew up in a Christian Science household, a faith he adhered to throughout his life. He attended Chatsworth High School alongside future stars like Kevin Spacey and developed a deep love for drama. Though he aspired to s...